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BEER GAMES HOME IMPROVEMENT R LESU Who doesn’t have a stump ready for this game? • During a player’s turn, he can opt for “home HOW TO during play.improvement” during which he is allowed to fixhis nail, which may become slanted or bent P A is fixed, the hammer gets passed to the next player.The player is only allowed to use the head ofThe player’s toss is sacrificed, and once the nail•the hammer to fix the nail. Any use of the clawis considered a fault and upon being caught, theplayer is immediately disqualified and must finishhis beer.•YLThe first player will pick up the hammer and toss it in the air, causing it to rotate one• full turn. Each player is allowed only one toss per turn, no exceptions. VARIATIONS • The player must catch the hammer in the air, preferably by the handle, after it completes The King’s Hammer one turn and immediately drive the hammer down toward any opponent’s nail. • This variation includes the use of an oversized • Any pause to aim or re-grip after catching the hammer is considered a fault whereby hammer, such as a small sledge hammer. the player loses his turn and must drink twice as a penalty. • Only one player, usually the previous game’s winner, • If the player drops the hammer during the toss, he must drink and pass the hammer to is allowed to use the King’s Hammer for the game. the next player. • In order to win the King’s Hammer, a player • If the player drops the hammer and it lands on the stump, he must drink. The player that the must eliminate the opponent who is using the hammer’s handle is pointing closest to must finish his entire beer. After all drinks have been King’s Hammer. consumed and the player who finished his beer refills his glass, play resumes as normal. • Upon elimination, the King’s Hammer transfers to • If the player catches the hammer and proceeds to hit an opponent’s nail, the player the new King immediately, even if the transfer is in whose nail was hit must drink. The amount the player drinks is in direct proportion to the the middle of the round. amount of the nail that was driven further into the stump. • This variation is notorious for all players teaming • If the player hits his own nail, he must drink 5 as a penalty for being “dumb as a stump.” up to eliminate the King, and therefore, transfer of the hammer happens quickly and often. • If the player misses the stump or hits the stump without making contact with a nail, he must drink and pass the hammer to the next player. “sparks.” This initiates a social moment during which everyone drinks. So there you have it: some rules andvariations on one of the most funIf at any time a player sees sparks fly upon the hammer hitting a nail, they should yell • • A player is eliminated from the game once the head of the nail passes below the drinking games I have played in a surface of the stump. This includes a bent nail whose head is still exposed on the side of long time. Now, let’s head outside with the stump but is below the surface. Upon elimination, each player must finish his or her some friends, grab some brews, and make beer before starting a new round. use of those old stumps in the backyard. • If uncertain whether a nail is eliminated from play, a player may use the “fingernail test.” Sure, there is a slight possibility of some If any player is able to place a fingernail underneath the head of the nail, between the nail’s danger, but when was the last time we got head and the stump, the nail is still active and that player is not yet eliminated. to play a game with our tools and enjoy a • If any player’s nail comes completely out of the stump during play, that player is few beers at the same time? Just make eliminated and must finish his beer. sure the chainsaw stays in the shed! 76:


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